Mankind is fascinating with making artificial intelligence, which can compete with 150 million years of humankind and their organic brains. Many kids growing up are being introduced to robotic systems and many Colleges and Universities are hot on the trail at advancing our knowledge in what we call artificial intelligence. But we have been designing computers to compete with mankind for decades. A few books ago, I was reading; A Shortcut through Time; The Path to the Quantum Computer by George Johnson, he made a note of that Tinker Toy Tic Tac Toe Machine, Geniac Electric Brain construction kit, Turing Computer, Blue Mountain, etc.. I recommend this book to anyone who is studying these concepts of Man VS Computer. Some get carried away with the concept of Human VS. Machine and the programming and thought processes, but it strikes at the core of the Pilot VS. UAVs debate indeed. Such basic background does enter into the picture with UAV and fighter aircraft survivability in combat; Man VS. Machine. I guess if you are interested in learning more of the thinking and theory behind these ideas a good first stop might be Ray Kurzweils AI website: http://www.kurzweilai.net/index.html?flash=2 For now the artificial intelligence Debate for UAVs VS. Piloted Aircraft in the Battlespace rages on and indeed the argument is taken to greater heights and a whole new level, a deadly one as it is a winner take all game. Can the humans really beat computers, which teach themselves and can think as fast or faster than their human counterparts? Think on this, as you will hardly be alone in those thoughts. |
